I am thinking of going off the deep end

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
in 2 Channel Audio
and buying this
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-musical-fidelity-kw-500-mean-mother-of-an-integrated-2015-03-01-integrateds-30534-juno-ga
Is this a fair price? Seller is local...
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    I thought you were going to get Dskips integrated, hard to make up ones mind in this crazy hobby isn't it.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,157
    edited March 2015
    tony b lead me into m6si and wow it is fantastic so far.
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,701
    I was considering a KW500 but the seller just would not let it go for a fair price. He didn't really want to get rid of it and I was not going to pay his asking price.

    From the research I did that is one h e l l of a integrated.

    Price seems to be slightly high but is about $500 less than the one I was working on.
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    edited March 2015
    2500 for it would be a fair price
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    DON'T DO IT... o:)






    Ok, now that I tried to talk you out of it, I was impressed with my recent exposure to
    Musical Fidelity gear. The build quality was exceptional, and the sound was impressive. No doubt that you are talking about end-game type equipment here.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    That's not just any integrated, it's a super integrated and reference level kit. Price might be a tad high, but $2500.00 seems too low.
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  • brianle
    brianle Posts: 572
    I had it before. Except for the power, there is not much to like about it. 2500 is the fair price for its performance for used market, imo
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    I've got one and there's everything to like about it. It has stellar reviews and everyone that's heard my rig was impressed. You are the first that I've seen that didn't care for it. Oh well.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    kevhed72, I will say that it requires a dedicated line, minimum 12 gauge/20 amp, but even then it is held back. A 10 gauge/30 amp line really let's it shine. Perhaps brianle wasn't giving it what it needs. On a 14 gauge/15 amp line it will not perform well.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    I think at 3500, you will not beat the KW500.

    My brother has a mini version of that and I have heard it many times. I have been impressed with MF gear. I would say, get it. I have been looking at that integrated many times.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    You definitely want to upgrade the stock IEC 20 power cord to a better cord, and run it on a dedicated circuit. Assuming you want to get the best performance from it. Don't skimp on the interconnects or speaker cables either.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    It's a fantastic integrated as F1nut also said. My concern for you though is overkill. On LSIM's, a relatively easy speaker to drive, that amp won't get out of first gear.....so to speak.

    The MF 308, though older, may be a better match, and cheaper, but no slouch in the SQ department either. If you don't like it you could always resell and lose next to nothing. Give you a feel for that MF sound for not alot of coin. If your going to go for monster power, give it something to do by presenting it with a load. Unison may also be a good match for those LSIM's. Lots to choose from, but if your staying with easy to drive speakers your wasting your coin that could be doing good things elsewhere in your system.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    WagnerRC wrote: »
    tony b lead me into m6si and wow it is fantastic so far.

    ....and for the price, you snagged a good deal. I've been bad lately in spending everyone elses money. lol Glad your digging it.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    and buying this
    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-musical-fidelity-kw-500-mean-mother-of-an-integrated-2015-03-01-integrateds-30534-juno-ga
    Is this a fair price? Seller is local...

    Nice int....you know you want us to enable you to get it....so do it! :)

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
    This hobby is funny. Last night I was listening to Jazz Classics on public radio via an OTA Yamaha T1 tuner (with an old Radio Shack signal booster) though my Music Hall integrated and 703s. I was floored by how good it sounded....and I think the majority of the music on Jazz Classics is spun from vinyl. Just some observations from last nights listening session.
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    Jazz on vinyl is a treat!

    Anyway, that KW500 looks like a brute of an integrated. Here is another brute as well, a Pass Labs INT-30A

    http://denver.craigslist.org/ele/4941037147.html

    So, many nice ones out there. Really thinking in that direction myself when I finally do jump. The Halo is on the must listen to list.



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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited March 2015
    Get the kw500 and I will make sure it sounds good for you, free of charge.

    Just ship it my way... Lol
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    The agon listing price makes it come in at more than a krell 550. I would offer him 1k less than his asking.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    It's more musical than the Krell and has almost twice the power. The MF also cost a lot more than the Krell when it was new, which would be even more money today.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    If I wasn't so happy with my current system I would check out this Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800:
    http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-musical-fidelity-nu-vista-800-mint-300wpc-tube-integrated-lower-price-2015-03-10-integrateds-10605-white-plains-ny
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,157
    12 days left.....
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    If I wasn't on a self imposed budget, I would buy this.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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